Toy knitting device.



F. O. REHM.

TOY KNITTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1911.

1 ,022,1 54;, Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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FREDERICK C. REIIM, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TOY KNITTING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK C. REIIM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Toy Knitting Devices, and declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a toy knitting device.

It has for its object a small handworked machine employing that class ofknitting needles in which the end of the needle is bent to a hook formand is provided with a latch adapted to engage over the hook whenwithdrawing the hook from the loop, and to turn back to allow the yarnto be inserted under the hook.

The machine in which this invention is embodied is adapted to producesmall round cord or a narrow flat strip of knitted work.

In the drawings :-Figure 1, is a side elevation of the completedmachine. Fig. 2, is a vertical section. Fig. 3, is a cross section. Fig.4:, is a side elevation with the outside ring removed. Fig. 5, is avertical section of the needle holder. Fig. 6, is a cross section of theneedle holder.

The machine comprises a needle holder having the form of a hollowcylinder with longitudinal grooves extending on its outside and with aneck projecting at one end around the center bore in which the finishedproduct of the machine is carried. The cylinder holder 1 has the centralbore 2 and grooves 3, 4, 5 and 6; beyond the grooved part the body ofthe cylinder is extended in a short neck 7 against which the ends of theneedles 8 engage. Intermediate the ends of the grooved part is anannular groove 9 utilized for the reception of a means for securing theneedles in the grooves. The needles are of the well known variety ofknitting needles comprising a stem or tang 1O terminating at one endwith a hook 11 and provided near the end with a pivoted latch 12 adaptedto turn to the reverse position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 or toassume the guarding position shown in full lines. The end of the needleopposite the hook is bent sharply at right angles and returned on itselfto provide a means for Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Serial No. 601,273.

actuating the needle and also a means for preventing the needle fromturning on its own axis. A needle is placed in each groove with the hookend projecting from the groove at that end of the holder which isprovided with the neck 7. The hook and the latch part of the needlenormally lie against the surface of the neck 7. The needle can bemanually moved to project the hook end to the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2, forcing it through the loop 16 of the fabric underconstruction so far through that the loop passes below the end of thelatch 12, the needle is then retracted and the yarn 17 then drawn underthe hook and the needle projected until the loop 16 of the fabric haspassed over the latch and the hook has been withdrawn from it,makinghowcver, a new loop of the yarn under the hook. The needles areretained in their place in the grooves by the ring 18 which engages inthe groove 9. This ring 18 is supplemented by a broad band 19 extendingover the body of the holder from the annular groove 9 to the positionoccupied by the parts 13 of the needles, and a deep notch 20 cut in theband 19 allows that one of the needles with which the notch is inregister to be moved along the notch and prevents all other needles fromsuch move ment. The end of the band 19 is engaged in the annular groove9 by a head and the band 19 must be turned in the process of using themachine.

The operation of the device is as. follows :The end of the yarn isdropped through the device, and the yarn is wound once around the deviceat the base of the latches, the band 19 is turned to bring notch 20 intoregister with groove 3 and the needle therein is projected by pushing onthe bent out portion 13 until the latch drops back: the yarn which isnow beginning its second turn is drawn across the needle under the hookand the needle is drawn down until the bent out portion will allow theband to be turned one step forward. The yarn of the first turn is liftedover the hook and makes the first stitch. The operator then turns theband until the notch registers with groove 6 (this time he passes groove4 without attempting to make a stitch). He manipulates the needle ingroove 6 to make a second stitch to the stitch made in groove 3, theband is then turned to register with groove 3 (this time the operatorpasses groove 5 without making a stitch) and a third stitch is madeafter which the stitches are made with each needle in succession. Theneedle is each time pushed forward until the latch is driven through thestitch, and on its return forms a new stitch by drawing the yarn throughthe old stitch and dropping the old stitch over the needle into thefinished work. The finished work must be from time to time drawn down tohold the row of stitches near the neck of the machine.

What I claim is 1. A knitting device, having in combination with acylindrical holder provided with longitudinal grooves in its outersurface and with an annular groove extending about its center portion,hooked needles provided with projecting lower end portions, slidablyengaging in said longitudinal grooves, and a notched band engaging insaid annular groove, extending over said holder and against projectionson said needles, whereby said needles are confined in position withrespect to the holder and by the movement whereof around the holder saidneedles are released for actuation in turn, substantially as described.

2. In a knitting device, the combination of a cylindrical holder havinggrooves BX- tending lengthwise thereof in its outer surface, hookedneedles engaging therein, and a longitudinally slotted band memberengaging about said needles and adapted to register in sequence, withits slotted portion opposite the stem portion of each needle, therebypermitting the actuation of each lengthwise of the holder, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK C. REHM.

Witnesses:

CHARLES F. BURTON, VIRGINIA G. SPRATT.

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